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  2. Idioms in American Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    "I-I-I", the letter, not "me", signed repeatedly with alternating hands on the chest is an idiom that is translated into the English word egotistical. [4] However, even examples like "Cow-it" and "I-I-I" remain controversial. There is ambiguity in defining and identifying idioms in American Sign Language as little is known of ASL's use of idioms.

  3. ASL interpreting - Wikipedia

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    According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a qualified interpreter is “someone who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively (i.e., understanding what the person with the disability is saying) and expressively (i.e., having the skill needed to convey information back to that person) using any necessary specialized vocabulary.” [2] ASL interpreters ...

  4. American Sign Language grammar - Wikipedia

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    Rightward Wh-movement Analysis in American Sign Language The rightward movement analysis is a newer, more abstract argument of how wh-movement occurs in ASL. The main arguments for rightward movement begin by analyzing spec-CP as being on the right, the wh-movement as being rightward, and as the initial wh-word as a base-generated topic. [ 58 ]

  5. American Sign Language - Wikipedia

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    American Sign Language (ASL) is a natural language [5] that serves as the predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States and most of Anglophone Canada. ASL is a complete and organized visual language that is expressed by employing both manual and nonmanual features . [ 6 ]

  6. Signing Exact English - Wikipedia

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    The reason SEE-II signs vary from ASL is to add clarity so that the exact English word meant for the conversation is understood. For example- the sign for "car" in ASL is two "S" hands gesturing as if they are holding onto and moving a steering wheel. This is the same sign used for any automobile controlled by a steering wheel.

  7. List of glossing abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    [optional in place of period] when the language of the gloss lacks a one-word translation, a phrase may be joined by underscores, e.g., Turkish çık-mak (come_out-INF) "to come out" With some authors, the reverse is also true, for a two-word phrase glossed with a single word. [2] [21] › >, →, :

  8. Sign language - Wikipedia

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    The interpretation flow is normally between a sign language and a spoken language that are customarily used in the same country, such as French Sign Language (LSF) and spoken French in France, Spanish Sign Language (LSE) to spoken Spanish in Spain, British Sign Language (BSL) and spoken English in the U.K., and American Sign Language (ASL) and ...

  9. American manual alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The phonetics of verbal speech and sign language are similar because spoken dialect uses tone of voice to determine someone's mood and Sign Language uses facial expressions to determine someone's mood as well. Phonetics does not necessarily only relate to spoken language but it can also be used in American Sign Language (ASL) as well.